2024-26423. Air Plan Approval; District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia; Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date and Clean Data Determination for the Washington, DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality ...  

  • Table 1—Completeness Data Percentage (%) From 2019 to 2023 for the Washington Area

    Location AQS site ID 2019 2020 2021 2019-2021 Average 2022 2020-2022 Average 2023 2021-2023 Average
    District of Columbia 110010041 100 98 98 99 95 97 98 97
    District of Columbia 110010043 98 99 99 99 98 99 96 98
    District of Columbia 110010050 100 97 99 99 * 29 * 75 * 23 * 50
    Calvert, MD 240090011 93 96 90 93 97 94 96 94
    Charles, MD 240170010 90 96 98 95 100 98 98 99
    Frederick, MD 240210037 99 94 98 97 96 96 94 96
    Montgomery, MD 240313001 96 97 98 97 98 98 99 98
    Prince George's, MD 240330030 96 97 95 96 89 94 96 93
    Prince George's, MD 240338003 95 95 98 96 97 97 97 97
    Prince George's, MD 240339991 93 92 96 94 92 93 93 94
    Arlington, VA 510130020 99 99 100 99 99 99 99 99
    Fairfax, VA 510590030 98 98 99 98 98 98 98 98
    Loudoun, VA 511071005 90 99 100 96 100 100 97 99
    Prince William, VA 511530009 100 99 96 98 100 98 100 99
    * This data is below the data completeness requirement in 40 CFR part 50, appendix U.
    ( print page 90253)

    Table 2 in this document shows the fourth-highest maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations for the Washington Area monitors in each of the years 2019 to 2023. Table 3 in this document shows the ozone DV for these same monitors based on the average of the fourth-highest maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations for the 2019-2021, 2020-2022, and 2021-2023 3-year periods.

    Table 2—Fourth-Highest 8-Hour Ozone Average Concentrations ( ppm ) in the Washington Area in Each Year From 2019 to 2023

    Location AQS site ID 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
    District of Columbia 110010041 0.062 0.054 0.064 0.059 0.058
    District of Columbia 110010043 0.071 0.063 0.072 0.066 0.072
    District of Columbia 110010050 0.067 0.063 0.069 * 0.051 * 0.046
    Calvert, MD 240090011 0.058 0.054 0.062 0.058 0.066
    Charles, MD 240170010 0.061 0.052 0.066 0.061 0.069
    Frederick, MD 240210037 0.065 0.063 0.067 0.061 0.074
    Montgomery, MD 240313001 0.062 0.059 0.068 0.063 0.068
    Prince George's, MD 240330030 0.071 0.064 0.066 0.061 0.070
    Prince George's, MD 240338003 0.065 0.060 0.070 0.064 0.073
    Prince George's, MD 240339991 0.075 0.065 0.071 0.065 0.072
    Arlington, VA 510130020 0.068 0.062 0.070 0.061 0.071
    Fairfax, VA 510590030 0.070 0.057 0.068 0.062 0.073
    Loudoun, VA 511071005 0.060 0.060 0.066 0.061 0.067
    Prince William, VA 511530009 0.060 0.057 0.062 0.058 0.070
    * This data is shown in EPA's AQS as incomplete.

    Table 3—Ozone Design Values ( ppm ) for the Washington Area

    Location AQS site ID 2019-2021 2020-2022 2021-2023
    District of Columbia 110010041 0.060 0.059 0.060
    District of Columbia 110010043 0.068 0.067 0.070
    District of Columbia 110010050 0.066 * 0.061 * 0.055
    Calvert, MD 240090011 0.058 0.058 0.062
    Charles, MD 240170010 0.059 0.059 0.065
    Frederick, MD 240210037 0.065 0.063 0.067
    Montgomery, MD 240313001 0.063 0.063 0.066
    Prince George's, MD 240330030 0.067 0.063 0.065
    Prince George's, MD 240338003 0.065 0.064 0.069
    Prince George's, MD 240339991 0.070 0.067 0.069
    Arlington, VA 510130020 0.066 0.064 0.067
    Fairfax, VA 510590030 0.065 0.062 0.067
    Loudoun, VA 511071005 0.062 0.062 0.064
    Prince William, VA 511530009 0.059 0.059 0.063
    * This data is shown in the EPA's AQS as incomplete.

Document Information

Published:
11/15/2024
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule.
Document Number:
2024-26423
Dates:
Written comments must be received on or before December 16, 2024.
Pages:
90249-90254 (6 pages)
Docket Numbers:
EPA-R03-OAR-2022-0987, FRL-10551-01-R3
Topics:
Air pollution control, Environmental protection, Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
PDF File:
2024-26423.pdf
Supporting Documents:
» 2021 to 2023 AQS Design Value Report 20241113
» Federal Register Notice - Final Revisions to the Exceptional Events Rule
» Guidance on the Preparation of Exceptional Events Demonstrations for Wildfire Events that May Influence Ozone Concentrations_Sept 2016
» DOEE Submittal - Attachment E - DOEE EE Hearing Officer's Certification 2_27_24
» DOEE Submittal - DOEE_June_29_EE_demo_final_edit
» DOEE Submittal - Attachment D - APACC comments on DOEE air quality exemptions 2.26.24
» DOEE Submittal - Attachment A - Air Quality Exceptional Events DOEE Web Posting
» DOEE Submittal - Attachment B - Email to Stakeholders
» DOEE Submittal - DC 2023 Fires EE - Submittal Letter
» DOEE Submittal - Attachment C - DC_Register_Vol_71_No_4_January_26_2024_Pages_001021_thru_001199
CFR: (1)
40 CFR 52